The island map for upcoming military simulation Arma III has undergone a name change, and will be called Altis when the game's released later this year.
Following on from the recent release of two Bohemia employees from a Greek prison for suspicion of espionage, the studio has lost its appetite for the intended name of Limnos. The island was chosen because Bohemia CEO Marek Spanel visited the Greek island of Lemnos many years ago, and the studio maintains that the map has been made using "commercially and publicly available data."
Arma III's project lead, Joris-Jan van 't Land, clarified: "As part of the creative process, our virtual environments are often rooted in real-life locations and, during development, they evolve and grow along with our design. The resulting fictional environment is often close to its inspiration, but it's never exactly the same - nor would we want it to be. For us, 'Altis' echoes the Mediterranean heart of our island, but differentiates it from any undesired real-life connotations."